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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1894)
... y iSTOKli PUBLIC UBRAM ASSDCiATWii. EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL XUI, NO. 143. ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1894. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. SAVE MENDING. Caps, Boots and Shoes, 'DSrSingle coats, veFts, or long or knee pants or singlo The One Price Clothiers, r.OU iind 5II!1 COMMEHCIAr, WON ON Osgood f LAY THOSE TWO FISHING OUTFITS ASIDE. You needn't ketp fiem more than a half hour. We've examined several outfits in different stores, and we to want go to another. We saw an outfit in a window u 1 1 ..uth of us want to go and see it. Thus said two customers to whom we had shown our fishing ackle. Further said they We like your goods, but want to be sure of getting the best value for our money. We'll be back and let you see what we've bought if we like the other outfits better. In less than half an hour back they come and say We don't see anything that pleases us as well as yours. We'll take them. GRIFFIN & REED. CALIFORNIA Fine w ines an I have made arrangements for supplying any brand of wines In quantities to suit at the lowest cash figures. The trade and families supplied. All orders delivered free in Astoria. A. W. flTZlHGEft . Str. R. P. i -I. rs (Hill Leave for Tillamook as the meathef The steamer R. P. Elmore connects with through tickets are issued from Portland to Tillamook Bay points by the Union Pacific Company. Ship freight by Union Pacific Steamers. ELflORE, SANBORN & CO., UNION PACIFIC R. R. CO., $2 FOR Al $80 LOT BY BECOMING A YOU CAN GET A FIRST CLASS TO ASTORIA. LOTS WILL BE DELIVERED WEEKLY. ' X, NOW IS THE TIME TO PROCURE A U Tl liot to Build a Home, fr The Packers of Choice !olumbia River Salmon Their Brands and Locations. NAMK. fcOCATIO!. Attoria Pk Co i Boottt A. Pk'gCo Astoria. ColnmbURirerNtsCe roria. Klmore Samuel 1 Artorla. i Gwrge & Barker . Astoria. t O. lUnthoro ft fV Antnria. J,G HeglertCo HrookBcIJ.. j riitaer.arVi m Co-j Aufc.rit Cocktail t Vaimoli 'i Wdite Star.... tag, St. iFIlfrmfn'a. Sct'1inaviaii Fiihcrinrn' Your wife will have pre cious little of it to do if you buy your clothes of us. Ev ery article that leaves us is made by the best workmen money can buy and exper ience select; consequent' they wear and hold together and look well as long as a vestige remains. Isn't that the right sort of economy when buyng Mens' and Boys' Clothing', Hats, Trunks, Valises, etc., etc ? pants can be had of us; also coats for boys. rlERGflJlTM Go. Hatters and Furnishers STREET. ASTORIA, OR. MERIT. WINE HOUSE. fdain Street, Astoria, Oregon, ELijTORE .Si VMS- Every Four Days as Hear mill permit. Union Pacific steamers for Portland and Agents, Astoria. Agents. Portland. I MEMBER OF HILL'S LOT CLUBS LOT IN HILL'S FIRST ADDITION d Mows Astoria Pk'g Co. i Kinncy'i M. 1. Kinney Aatorla. John A. Iievilri-j i ! SlaU.!"!!.: Bof,lh Sons -Chicago. . Catting Pkg Co.... BM FttBclKO .Elinor, Ban torn & Co Attort. . I 1 ! .'XO.nan'horn&Co'J. O. Banthorn Aatorla.. t George.- J. G. Megler.... . r.iookfleld Wn i I jAjtorla . Plshi-rmi'n'a 1 kU. Republicans Add Some More Protcctiv6 Features. 1 1 THE NICARAGUA CANAL PLAN Secretary Herbert Not Satisfied With th Seattle Dry Eock--The President's Health. Associated Press. Washington, June 19. The senate re sumed the consideration of the tariff to day. Upon the suggestion of Sherman the duty on Ink and Ink powders was Increased to 25 per cent At the request of Alllsln, the finance committee agreed to strike out the reciprocity provisions, admitting buckwheat, corn, corn meal, oats, rye, rye flour, wheat and wheat. flour free of duty from countries that impose no import duty on such products from the United States. The finance committee agreed to Allison's request to place eggs on the dutiable list at cent3 per dozen. The finance committee amendment irmlttlng the free entry of cattle, sheep or other domestic an! mala and their Increase which had strayed or been driven across the boun dary for pasturage, was agreed to. Ap pies, beef, mutton, pork, bacon and hams were struck from the free list, having been made dutiable. The Jones amendment placing manllla twine on the free list was agreed to. Borax was stricken from the free list, The Jones amendment to paragraph 417 was adopted, the effect being to strike from the free list sweat leathers, bind ings, bands and tips when cut to length for trimming, felt of wool hats, clay or earths, unwrought or manufactured, not specially provided for. In the coal paragraph, "bituminous and shale and eoal slack and culra" was stricken from the free list. A proviso was added to the paragraph placing the eggs of birds, fish and insects on the free list, so as to exclude the eggs of game birds, the Importation of which Is prohibited except for scientific expert ments. The yeas and nays were de manded by Hill, and Jones offered the committee amendment to strike Iron ore from the free list). It carried by a vote of 53 to 4, Hill, Allen, Peffer and Kyle voting In the negative. Lard was stricken from the free list. Molasses, testing not above 40 degrees by polar- oziscope, was added to the free list. Olives were striken from the free list, and crude and unmanufactured opium, containing 9 per cent or over of mor phia, was placed on the free list. The committee amendments placing stained or painted window glass, Imported for the use of religious, educational or scientific societies on the free list, was agreed to. The reciprocity provision ad ded by the finance committee to para graph 615, placing agricultural Imple ments on the free list, was agreed to. Lodge moved to strike quicksilver from the free list and restore a duty of seven cents per pound. The amendment whs adopted by a vote of 23 to 20. Peffer offered an amendment to strike salt from the free list and to make it dutiable at five cents per 100 pounds. At this point the senate went Into ex ecutive session and a few minutes after adjourned. . NICARAGUA CANAL. The Plan of Organization About Agreed On. Washington, June. 19. The unsettled details of the Nicaragua canal bill were practically cloRed up at a meeting of the sub-committee today. There will be recommended a directorate of eleven members, eight government directors, and one representative of the company, one from Nicaragua and one from Costa Rica. Three government engi neers will have charge of the work. It will be provided that tiie dividends shall not exceed 5 per cent, so that a sinking fund may be established. The govern ment dividends will be credited to the sinking fund. Some of the members of the committee think the debt can be raised In 25 years on the lines laid down. Bonds were practically decided upon today for the whole amount, as the proposition to coin silver Involved trouble and caused some complications and opposition. However, that section of the bill Is subject to change, so that If any plan Involving the use of silver seems practicable It can be adopted. THE FIRST RESULT. Secretary Herbert to Investigate the Sound Naval Station. Chicago, June 19. A special from Washington says: "The first result of Secretary Herbert's Part fie Coast tour Is an official Investigation of the- new Puget Sound naval station. Capts. As- sersln, Monocal and Predil, of the naval engineer Corps, left New York very pri vately last Friday night for Seattle on a mission which, has been carefully guarded. They are the ranking officers of the corps. Their expert opinion Is re quired as to the usefulness of the new di-y dock, costing $1,000,000, now under construction. It Is claimed that the con tractors have not driven the piles deep enough, and that Inferior concrete has been used. Secretary Herbert thinks It bad policy to have the dock prove a failure when an emergency arises for promptly docking a 10,000-ton battle ship. CALIFORNL REPUBLICANS. The State Convention Starts Harmoni ously. Sacramento. Cal., June 19. Colburns captured the Republican convention in the easiest and most complete manner today. The' organization of the conven tion, was yielded up without the faintest struggle by tho Chlpman, McDonald or Preston clans. George A. Knight was oL u-1 . madle temporary chairman on a viva voce vote, but few voices being raised In protest. Nothing was done beyond effeoting the temporary organization and the appointment of standing com mittees. The main feature of the se3- sion was the address of Gov. Mnrkhnm, made In response to an Invitation. TO REDUCE FORCE. A Significant Move by the Union Pacific Company, Omaha, June 19. It was announced at tho Union Pacific headquarters that the receivers would, about July 1, dispense with the services of 25 clerks, and per haps abolish one or two departments, as 0. result of reduced work. This Is re garded as the first substantial evidence that the Oregan Railway and Navlga lion 'affairs are to be run separately after July 1. TO IMPORT NON-UNIONKRS, ueeeiver ordered by United States Court to Displace Strikers. St. Louis, Mo., June 19. The -receiver of the Loomis Coal Company, controll ing the coal mines at Bevlcr, Mo., and other points, has been directed by the United States court, to resume at once, Imprtlng non-union miners If necessary. In consequence United States deputy marshals are being concentrated at Be vler. Jj.' .WIDOWS PENSIONS. Washington, June 19. The house committee on pensions has ratified tlie report of the sub-comimittee In favor of Representative Bryan's bill to pension widows whose names were taken from the roll because they had remarried, and where the second husbands have died or been divorced. SAWMILL ACCIDENT. Baker City, Or., June 19. A fearful accident yesterday befell a young man named Eugene Johnson, employed In the Oregon Lumber Company mills. His right leg caught In the cogs of the log rollers and that member was torn In shreds, necessitating amputation half way between the knee and hip. THE PRESIDENT'S RETURN. Washington, June 19. President Cleveland has -returned from his trip down the bay. It Is stated that ho had no recurrence of his complaint and that he feels perfectly restored to health. TO REPAIR DAMAGES. Omaha, June 19. A million and a half of bonds are to bo Issued by the Oregon Navigation Company on July 1, to re pair the flood damage. STRAWBERRY BLANC MANGE. From the New York World. Crush slightly with a spoon a quart, measured without their stalks, of fresh and finely flavored strawebbries. Strew over them eight ounces of powdered sugar and let them stand three or four hours. Then turn them Into a fine hair sieve reversed and rub them through It. Melt over a gentle fire two ounces of best gelatine In a pint of new milk, and sweeten lb with four ounces of sugar. Strain It through a line muslin bag and then mix it with a pint and a quarter of sweet, thick cream. Keep stirring until nearly or quite cold; then pour lb gradually on the berries. Last of all add In small portions of the strained Juice of a fine large lemon. Mould blanc mange and set. In a very cold place for twelve hours or more be fore serving. You will require a quart of strawberries, eight ounces of sugar, two ounces of gelatine, one pint of new milk, four ounces of sugar, one and one- fourth pints of cream and the Juice of one lemon. A NEW RIDER. Among the latest victims of tho bi cycle craze Is Deputy Collector Hamil ton, whose gait as he wends his way to his office, together with the presence on the mantelpiece of a big bottle of a mixture of arnica and other drugs cal culated to alleviate suffering brought about by unusual exercise, Indicates an overindulgence In bicycle riding. Mr. Hamilton says he'll make a rider before the summer Is over. If In the meantime he manages to keep the wheel from carrying him off one of the docks. FILM IT The Water Is Receding From Portland's Streets. DANGER OF AN EPIDEMIC In the Track of the Flood is a Col lection of Filth Never Beforo Seen in a Biff City. Special Correspondence of Astorlan. Portland, Or., June 17. Pumps are running day and night In the cellnrs of " , "r" 6 ' " V V V, beat 'can be heard In every part of the olty from which the waters have re- ceded. Since the river started to fall, the total drop up to this (Sunday) even ing at 9 o'clock has been 4 feet 7 1-2 Inches. Since yesterday morning the fall has been slow and for less marked than on the preceding days. The water has gone down on Washington street, from Third to Second, leaving that block In a rather bad state of dilapidation, moBt' noticeable In the road, where the asphalt is rotted to pieces, especially between the car tracks, which show large holes all along their course. The four corners of Second and Washing ton are occupied respectively by the Commercial National bank, Vienna Cafe, Union Pacific ticket ofllce and Strelblg & Humascn, the druggists, They opened up the latter place yester day, and the employes were disgusted with the chaos that was disclosed. It looked as If the handsome furniture and show cases had been saturated with vitriol. The counters were peeled und discolored out of all semblance to their orlglnul condition. The Vienna Cafe Is also pretty well demolished, and it will take some weeks to straighten mntters out. In the Commercial National build lng the havoc Is not so extensive, owing to the use of several feet of steps be fore the ground floor Is reached. Not withstanding this, however, the vaults and lower part of the furnishings arc considerably damaged, and will entail an expenditure of several hundred dol lars before they can be put Into pre sentable condition" The Union Pacific ticket ofllce has also the fortunate ben- eflt of a slight rise from the level of the street, although this has not saved it from a bad breaking up. Compared with the Northern Pacific office, on the next corner, It has escaped very lightly. Continuing In a boat the tour of First street, Interrupted yesterday, at the In tersection of Washington, the first no ticeable destruction appears Just oppo site the First National bank, where there stands a row of dismal wooden shacks for a spuee of about half a block. These have been almost com pletely demolished. All their windows are smashed, doors torn out of their hinges and roofs broken right away from the walls. The big Red Front clothing store opposite this Is also In a very dilapidated condition, thought, fortunately, It was unoccupied when the flood seized It, The water bus caused great cracks to appear all over the woodwork In front of this place, and has thrown the hardwood steps Into a seml-clrculor shape. The Hudson sporting goods emporium, a few doors farther on, 1b very badly damaged, and a great portion of Its valuable contents have been more or less ruined. Ladd's bank, on the next corner, Is one of the worst damaged buildings In this part of the city. Its doors and windows are boarded up tight with common deal, battened across In all directions, and giving the place a very dead appear ance Impossible to describe on paper. The marks of the water, like several parallel lines of filth, lie thick all round both front walls. The desks, counters, cash stands and vaults are quite as badly damaged as the furniture of the First National bank before described, and of the two, Ladd's Is probably the more costly, though less showy. The big square marble flagstones thut line the floor are warped very badly, show ing large blak spaces between many of the squares, which will necessitate much labor beforo they can be laid In their proper position again. The Postal Telegraph Comrany's main ofllce looks like a waterlogged born, while a few yards farther down on "the same side of the street, stands the building of the Western Union Company, If anything In worse shape still. In the Western Highest of all in Leavening Tower. Latest U. S. Gov't Report II WWifr t! n . . li . Union ofllce the business has all been moved upstairs and Into other streets. The ofllce, on the ground floor, is now In about three feet of water, and tho long counter stands almost on Its end In the middle of the debris, tilted over against half a dozen Instalment tables that Ho broken up agalnat a dispatch er's desk. To look at this place and think that It Is tho handsome and Im posing looking office of two weeks ago. Is almost an Impossibility. Everything Is turned green and white, and mildew rests thick on the walls. The expensive ly fitted up Gem saloon, containing some of the handsomest bar fixtures In the city is badly wrecked, and looks the pic ture of desolation. The tessalated floor Is stained black, and the woodwork for four feet up Is ruined. Stuart & Thom son's stationary establishment Is sim ply a covering for two feet of slimy water. Tons of material note paper, books, magazines and envelopes, have been destroyed, either by the dampness or by actual contact with tne water. Stubbs' hardware store is another wreck, and the damage to goods will amount to a considerable sum. The present value of many of the articles In jured Is nil. In fact, though I suppose there will be a big series of "flood sales" extensively advertised before long, the truth of the matter Is that the water has either ruined goods completely or left thf-m Intact, and there Is very little warrant for tho statement that so much store material has been "partially" damaged. Indeed, the very destructive work of the water on whatever It has touched has led a firm of chemists In town to analyze the material deposited by the flood. They expect to find the presence of Borne peculiar mineral sub stance. Slchel & Meyer's handsome cigar store Is one of the best fitted up establishments of Its kind In Portland, and, of course, the flood bus done Its work only too well among tha many beautiful and arttstdo things with which the building is filled. Thanks to prompt packing and precautions taken In time, much valuable stuff was saved from the place, but a good deal of loss has, not withstanding, been entailed on. the pro prietors, who have the longest clennlng up Job In their hlHtory before them. The Goodyear Rubier Co., A. P. Hotallng Co. and Lang & Co., wholesale grocora, are tlree of the heaviest losers along thla route. In the vicinity of the foun; tain In front of Meeyer, Wilson's office, the scent Is one of desolation, and store after store Is completly gutted. ThlB. Is the region of cheap clothing, pocket knife and watch bargains, and lottery tickets, and the flood seems to have made a clean sweep. The city at this spot falls quite low, and no doubt It was this that brought the river to tho doors of their houses before the mer chants realized their danger. Then, It was too late to do anything. Whichever way It happened, the flood spared noth ing, and trunks, valises, shoes, straps, cheap Jewelry and perfume, besides thousands of other articles, are worth now about a penny on the dollar, und dear at that. Further down still the grade of stores gets cheaper, and they cluster more closely together. Here, too, everything has been swept away. The sight becomes more and more wretohed as we proceed, till at lust First Btreet mingles Its waters with those of Front, forming the lake men tioned In my second letter, and making a fitting termination tat this scene of vandalism and destruction. Th'ls "meeting of the waters," where the eomlnlned filth and debris of Qli- san, Front and First flow together with a gent-'.e splashing, and where you can got a clear view of several acres of the most grusome scene ever looked at with in tho boundaries of a city, Is alone worth the trouble of a visit, wero It not for the constantly Increasing danger one would run In the shape of some deadly epidemic. For at this siot, as It Is the dreariest, so It Is tho filthiest. It Is, too, worst of all. In the centre of a thickly crowded poor population. Hun dreds of small children live almost with in a stone's throw of the spot, and al ready the police ore kept busy forcibly compelling tho llttlo ones to give the fever-breeding lake a wide berth. Speaking of. tfte police, It nvay be said that throughout the flood they have acted, Individually and collectively, with no little foresight and prudence. Of neity they have been compelled to work without Instructions many times, and to exercise their discretion for more than they would be allowed to do under ordinary circumstances. To their credit It must be said that during a most try- , (Continued on Third Page.)